Mobile Usage
Mobile Signal Boosting
See the article on mobile signal boosting here. If you have mobile phone insurance then you are going to need to understand that unauthorised signal boosters will not only invalidate you warranty if you are found out but more likely than not your mobile phone will not be covered by your insurance.
Smartphone Ownership
See the smartphone ownership. The global usage of smartphones in 2014 was in the region of 22% of the global population. We can see this as growing from the smartphone statistics worldwide on this website. It is predicted that by 2017 about 1/3 of the users in the world will be using a smartphone.
Global Smartphone Statistics
These are the global smartphone statistics. See the article on mobile phone usage stats after you have read the smartphone statistics worldwide below. With the increase in mobile phone usage there has also been an increase in mobile phone theft globally. In 2016 according to Statista there are 2.08 billion smartphone users worldwide. The penetration of mobile-phones in general will be expected to reach more than 5 billion by 2019.
Mobile Phone Usage
See the mobile phone usage on here. If you have ever wondered what the mobile-phone usage stats are globally then you will be interested in this post. The stats was last updated in 2014 and was conducted by the Pew Research group. Note that smartphone usage is increasing however not as fast as what was expected. From the smartphone demographics it is mainly the 35-40 year old group that makes use of smartphones.
Mobile Phone Theft
Understand mobile phone theft. Read your mobile phone insurance policy very carefully. They normally cover loss and theft as two separate incidences as the one would normally have to be reported to the police before the claim has been settled. This goes not only for mobile phones but also for other gadgets such as Ipads and laptops. Note that if you suspect that you have lost or had your phone stolen that you have to report it immediately.
Smartphone Demographics
The smartphone demographics for the UK for smartphones are rather interesting. Research done in 2011 by Ofcom reveal some interesting stats with regards to the demographics of smartphone users in the United Kingdom. Smartphones are becoming much cheaper each year. With better video players and better processors we can see that mobile audio content is also becoming more popular.
Mobile Audio content
See the mobile audio content statistics. You will see the article on music on mobile phones on this website. The topic was the statistics for how people use their mobile phone to listen to music. That article only covered MP3 and did not include other forms of audio on the mobile phones. The Spanish had been the people who use their phones the most of listening to music. When we expand the music types the statistics get even more interesting.